Winnipeg Jets Discussion - 2017/2018 Season

[GOLDMEMBER]

Im here. Wow... 3 games in, one win on the year and yeah... id guess this would be your comment.  Isn't it so exciting to win a game? Yes Jets deserved that win. Im worried about big picture though. Oilers have a lot of work to do! But Ok, so remember you started it as usual... no whining later on!

I go to New Years Eve game in E town!

Whining about what later?

[The Zipp]

Jason Bell‏ @WFPJasonBell  10m10 minutes ago
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No D Dustin Byfuglien (lower body) at #NHLJets practice at UBC rink today. Injured C Matt Hendricks had short skate before the group. #WFP


somehow I am not overly concerned if Buff isn't out there tomorrow...

[Jockitch]

saw a few pics of this tremendously large Sturgeon (think that's what it was ID'd as) that Hendricks & Buff landed on their off day in B.C.
........scratching my head at what Buff's lower body issue is, if he can be out landing or helping to land that giant of a fish

[gbill2004]

I read an article today that shows since 2011-12, the Jets have a .909 save% with Buff on the ice and .924 with him off.  There's only 2 D-men with a worse differential in the entire NHL, with a sample size of at least 2000 shots.   

I'm pretty sure Buff is currently a healthy scratch. 

[galeforce]

Mark Scheifele's article on theplayerstribune.com (an excellent website where all of the articles are written by athletes).

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/mark-scheifele-top-5-nhl/

[In Motion]

I think what Wheeler said after the game was very telling.
"We all bought in this evening and won the game."

There is pressure on Buff now to buy into the system
or else, in my opinion.

[blue_gold_84]

Mark Scheifele's article on theplayerstribune.com (an excellent website where all of the articles are written by athletes).

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/mark-scheifele-top-5-nhl/

An excellent article and a really good resource to get into the minds of pro athletes. Love this one by #55. Thanks for sharing!

[theaardvark]

I read an article today that shows since 2011-12, the Jets have a .909 save% with Buff on the ice and .924 with him off.  There's only 2 D-men with a worse differential in the entire NHL, with a sample size of at least 2000 shots.   

I'm pretty sure Buff is currently a healthy scratch. 

I think what Wheeler said after the game was very telling.
"We all bought in this evening and won the game."

There is pressure on Buff now to buy into the system
or else, in my opinion.

Either way, he seems to be enjoying the BC part of the trip...

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Dustin Byfuglien and Matt Hendricks caught a massive sturgeon in Vancouver with the @SturgeonSlayers. MORE: http://www.bardown.com/dustin-byfuglien-and-matt-hendricks-caught-a-massive-sturgeon-1.882347 ?

[Colton]

I think what Wheeler said after the game was very telling.
"We all bought in this evening and won the game."

There is pressure on Buff now to buy into the system
or else, in my opinion.

He's on a $7.6M deal that takes him to the age of 36... or else what?

[gbill2004]

He's on a $7.6M deal that takes him to the age of 36... or else what?

He gets traded. 

[Sir Blue and Gold]

He gets traded. 

Big contract. Somebody would have to really like him and we'd have to take one back.

[blue_gold_84]

He's on a $7.6M deal that takes him to the age of 36... or else what?

Or else nothing. He has a soft tissue injury which is keeping him from playing. For some reason, though, fans here think there's some conspiracy afoot because he and a teammate went fishing.

I can't see any team entertaining a trade for that massive contract, either.

[gbill2004]

Or else nothing. He has a soft tissue injury which is keeping him from playing. For some reason, though, fans here think there's some conspiracy afoot because he and a teammate went fishing.

I can't see any team entertaining a trade for that massive contract, either.

Troy Westwood suggested he's been a healthy scratch.  Hustler is assuming the same thing if you listen to his show. 

[blue_gold_84]

Troy Westwood suggested he's been a healthy scratch.  Hustler is assuming the same thing if you listen to his show. 

I don't listen to either. They're both lousy and unqualified.

[Sir Blue and Gold]

Hard to say on this one. If Maurice wanted to sit him down, it's a heck of a lot easier to say he's got a soft tissue injury then it would be to publicly bench him. It's probably most importantly better for Buff to do that, because he hates the media at the best of times and now won't be mobbed by interviewers asking why he isn't playing well, if he's out of shape, what he thinks about being a healthy scratch, ect.

There are a lot of reasons why Maurice would go this route, if, and that's a big if, he wanted to sit him. There's no question that Buff can be a rover out there and for a team trying to nail down consistency with their systems, it must be tough to do it with him on the ice.